ReadingRoCo: Virtual Book Discussion on XYZ: A Detective Story

ReadingRoCo: Virtual Book Discussion on XYZ: A Detective Story2020-06-01T19:00:00

Time for a mystery! Join us Monday, June 1 at 7 PM for a live Facebook discussion of X Y Z: A Detective Story, a novella by Anna Katharine Green.
X Y Z: A Detective Story is an 1883 novella by Anna Katharine Green, who was one of the earliest American detective fiction writers and is often referred to as the American Agatha Christie.
Find this book on Project Gutenberg.
No registration required. We will post on Facebook and participants will be able to comment.

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Teen Art Lab Live via Zoom

VIRTUAL TEEN PROGRAM Art is more fun with friends! You can bring water colors, a paintbrush, a straw, and paper if you want to do this week's project or just bring art you are working on and hang out with other teens. If you don't have water colors, you can make some with our video on Youtube! Registration is required, so be sure to sign up on our website.

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Genealogy Club (Virtual Meetup)

Come join us to ask questions you have about genealogy and to hear what we are learning about researching our ancestors. The group ranges from novice to expert so you will fit in no matter what your level of experience. Attending a genealogy club is one of the best ways to learn how to do genealogy.
Email reference@roanokecountyva.gov to sign up for the Zoom link or fill out the form.

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TV Trivia (Virtual Game Night)

TV time! Join us for our next extreme virtual trivia game as we play TV trivia! If you're a couch potato, then we have the game for you! Put on (or keep on) your PJs and slippers and kick back for the Library's live at home trivia game! Form a team, or go solo, either way, show your opponents who the true TV Trivia Champion is! So, brush up on old and new school sitcoms, Saturday morning cartoons, 80s and 90s prime time soaps, crime dramas, and police procedurals, and reality TV too: all is fair game in our TV Trivia war!
To register send an email to materials@roanokecountyva.gov saying that you would like to register for TV Trivia. You will receive a link via email to a Zoom meeting the day of the event. Join the Zoom meeting at 7pm. It's go time!
Some content may not be appropriate for children. Registration is limited to the first 20 participants/teams. If you are going to be part of team, please let us know in your registration email.

Teen Drama Club via Zoom

VIRTUAL TEEN PROGRAM
Are you missing your drama club friends? Are you bored and looking for something fun to try? Join us on Zoom for our first virtual dram club meeting for middle and high schoolers! We’ll play improv games and learn some cool social-distance-friendly theater activities you can try at home! Signup with our web form.

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Teen Paint Night

VIRTUAL TEEN PROGRAM
Art is more fun with friends! Follow along and paint a fun summery scene with other teens. We'll take you through the painting process step by step. You will need the following supplies: paintbrush(es), water to rinse brushes, canvas, and acrylic paints in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, brown, black, and white. If you only have red, yellow, and blue, you will be able to mix your paints to get the colors you like.
Registration is required, so don't forget to sign up on our teen page!

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Teen Paint Night via Zoom

VIRTUAL TEEN PROGRAM
Due to an unfortunate glitch with the zoom room, our Teen Paint Night has been rescheduled.
Art is more fun with friends! Follow along and paint a fun summery campfire scene with other teens. We'll take you through the painting process step by step. You will need the following supplies: paintbrush(es), water to rinse brushes, canvas, and acrylic paints in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, brown, black, and white. If you only have red, yellow, and blue, you will be able to mix your paints to get the colors you like.
Registration is required, so don't forget to sign up on our teen page!

ReadingRoCo: Where the Crawdads Sing (Virtual Book Discussion)

ReadingRoCo: Where the Crawdads Sing (Virtual Book Discussion)2020-06-11T19:00:00

Are you, like some of our librarians, just now getting around to reading Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owen? Do you think the hype was well deserved, or do you have opinions otherwise? Join us for a Virtual book discussion Thursday, June 11 at 7pm and invite a friend!
Where the Crawdads Sing is a New York Times Fiction Bestseller and held the number one spot for an impressive 30 weeks. Sink into this haunting coming-of-age novel of two stories intertwining slowly into one. Kya is the rumored ‘Marsh Girl’ surviving on the fringes, as she gets older and longs for the company of another. This new life however, leads to the unthinkable.
Registration required by emailing or filling out the virtual programming form.

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Teen Drama Club via Zoom

VIRTUAL TEEN PROGRAM
Are you missing your drama club friends? Are you bored and looking for something fun to try? Join us on Zoom for our first virtual dram club meeting for middle and high schoolers! We’ll play improv games and learn some cool social-distance-friendly theater activities you can try at home! Signup with our web form.

Sunday Tea Art Talk

Sunday Tea Art Talks
Join Alexandria each Sunday at 3pm for a conversation on specially selected artworks. This week features two Richmond-based painters:
William D. Washington (1834-1870) and Julien Binford (1908-1997)
Find out information on their paintings by visiting the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts website.
Please register by emailing materials@roanokecountyva.gov.

This event requires registration. See below for instructions on how to register.
It’s that time, once again, for our Monday night movie talk!
So, fellow film fanatics, join us on Monday June 15th at 7:00! We’ll be talking about the 2020 Netflix original film “The Lovebirds”. This movie tells the story of Jibran and Leilani, (Kumali Nanjiani and Issa Rae), a couple on the verge of breaking up. They get themselves unintentionally mixed up in a bizarre murder mystery. While they work to clear their names, they have a few questions to answer. Who did it? Why? Will Jibran and Leilani’s relationship survive this?
The Lovebirds can currently be found on Netflix and viewed with a membership.
Some content may not be appropriate for children. The film is rated R. Registration is limited to the first 20 participants.
To register visit our website and fill out the form:
https://www.roanokecountyva.gov/2016/Adults
For questions email materials@roanokecountyva.gov.

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I Love Lucy & The Golden Girls | Couch Trivia

Our winner has spoken: Join us for our next virtual trivia game as we focus on I Love Lucy and The Golden Girls!
If you're a couch potato with a love for these two classic sitcoms, then we have the game for you! Put on (or keep on) your PJs and slippers and kick back for the Library's live at home trivia game! Form a team or go solo, either way, show your opponents who the trivia champion is! So, binge watch Lucy and The Golden Girls and get ready to show us who knows the most about these two sitcom classics! If you don't, you'll have a lot of explaining to do!
Registration is required. Email us or fill out the form. You will receive a link via email to a Zoom meeting the day of the event. Join the Zoom meeting at 7pm. Thank you for being a friend!
Some content may not be appropriate for children. Registration is limited to the first 20 participants/teams. If you are going to be part of team, please let us know in your registration email.

Teen Drama Club via Zoom

VIRTUAL TEEN PROGRAM
Are you missing your drama club friends? Are you bored and looking for something fun to try? Join us on Zoom for our first virtual dram club meeting for middle and high schoolers! We’ll play improv games and learn some cool social-distance-friendly theater activities you can try at home! Signup with our web form.

You must register by sending an email to materials@roanokecountyva.gov or fill out the virtual programming form on our website.
We will send you a Zoom link the day of the event.
Please join us as we continue to work through the Jane Austen catalog! We will be discussing Northanger Abbey, well known for being the most famous Gothic satire. It should be a lot of fun to follow Catherine through her dramatic adventure!
Check out the book on Overdrive.

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Teen Drama Club via Zoom

VIRTUAL TEEN PROGRAM
Are you missing your drama club friends? Are you bored and looking for something fun to try? Join us on Zoom for our first virtual dram club meeting for middle and high schoolers! We’ll play improv games and learn some cool social-distance-friendly theater activities you can try at home! Signup with our web form.